Oil on canvas 28 x 28 in framed, Art 27 1/4 x 27 1/4 in, manner of Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978)-(this lot carries a COA) was an African-American Expressionist painter and art educator best known for her colorful abstract paintings. She lived and worked primarily in Washington, D.C., and The Washington Post described her as a force in the Washington Color School. The Wall Street Journal described her in 2016 as a previously "underappreciated artist" who is more recently recognized for her "exuberant" works, noteworthy for their pattern, rhythm and color. Thomas remains an influence to young and old as she was a cornerstone for the Fine Arts at Howard University, started a successful art career later in her life, and took major strides during times of segregation as an African-American female artist. Thomas believed that creativity should be independent of gender or race, creating works with a focus on accidental beauty and the abstraction of color. This lot will sell " manner of the artist" under the liveauctioneers platform policy. * When you list a work of art "by" a master artist that is not a copy of known work, it should be listed as "in the style of" that artist.Should be described as "in the style of" Should include a clear definition of "in the style of". A suggested definition:“In the style of” works are works by an unknown creator whose style is strongly under the influence of the style of the named master artist. (Source: Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus)Source: LiveAuctioneers Listing Policies

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